Do male convict cichlids have orange? Or just females?

[Flowerhorn_K]

Hi all,

I've lfs has lots of convicts in a tank and I wanted to pick out a female for a breeding project.

I had a good look of them and saw some with orange patches on their fins but not on the belly area. And some which had no orange at all.

Are the ones with orange on their fin (top fin) female? 

[Rusty Sprinkler]

Not sure about the orange in the fins, but female convicts will have orange patches on their belly / sides. More dominant during breeding.

 

[Flowerhorn_K]

@Rusty Sprinklerthanks! i tried looking for some orange around the belly area but only had orange on the fins which confused me tbh.